Activision and the Rising Price of Retail Games

Sorry, I have been really busy writing for a number of sites recently so I do not have any new posts this week. DoFuss is still my baby though and I am writing an article to go up in the next few days. Until then my article on game pricing just went up on Videogame-Reviews. This post officially makes me (very) semi-professional so leave some comments on their site to show them that I am worth the money.

Here is a short excerpt…

“Unfortunately for publishers who would like to try [... a varied pricing structure for games...] during the first generation of Playstation and the inception of optical media storage, game prices have become more or less standardized. Gone are the days of magic SFX chips hidden in cartridges that enabled developers to charge for the physical edition to the games storage medium. Consumers seemingly only acknowledge the delivery method of their entertainment and not the development cost or quality. With the standardization of price companies could no longer form a business model that could accommodate niche games for a smaller audience by altering the price accordingly.”

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